ex·pire ( k-sp r )v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. To breathe one's last breath; die: The patient expired early this morning. 3. To exhale; breathe out. v.tr. 1. To breathe (something) out. 2. Archaic To give (something) off. [Middle English expiren, from Old French expirer, from Latin exsp r re : ex-, ex- + sprre, to breathe.] |
expire [ɪkˈspaɪə]
vb
1. (intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to breathe out (air); exhale
3. (intr) to die
[from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre to breathe out, from spīrāre to breathe]
expirer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | expire - lose validity; "My passports expired last month" discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" |
| 2. |  expire - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" | |
| 3. |  expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" snort - make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
expire
verb
1. become invalid, end, finish, conclude, close, stop, run out, cease, lapse, terminate, come to an end, be no longer valid He continued to live in the States after his visa had expired.
2. die, decease, depart, buy it (U.S. slang), check out (U.S. slang), perish, kick it (slang), croak (slang), go belly-up (slang), snuff it (informal), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (informal), peg it (informal), depart this life, meet your maker, cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), pop your clogs (informal), pass away or on He expired in excruciating agony.
Translations
expire [ɪksˈpaɪəʳ] VI
1. (= end) [time, period] → terminar, finalizar; [ticket, passport] → caducar, vencer; [lease, contract] → vencer, expirar
my passport has expired → mi pasaporte ha caducado or vencido
my passport has expired → mi pasaporte ha caducado or vencido
2. (frm) (= die) → expirar
3. (= breathe out) → espirar
expire
expire [ɪksˈpaɪəʳ] vi (document, time limit) → scadere; (die) → spirare
expire [ɪksˈpaɪəʳ] vi (document, time limit) → scadere; (die) → spirare
expire [ɪksˈpaɪəʳ] vi (document, time limit) → scadere; (die) → spirare
v expire [ikˈspaiə]
1 (of a limited period of time) to come to an end His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow. eindig يَنْتَهي، يَنْقَضي свършвам uplynout udløbe; ophøre ablaufen λήγω, εκπνέω terminar lõpule jõudma به سر رسیدن؛ سپری شدن päättyä expirer לָפוּג समाप्त होना isteći, proći letelik berakhir renna út; ljúka finire 終る 끝나다 baigtis (par termiņu) beigties luput aflopen utløpe, opphøre skończyć się terminar a se sfârşi оканчиваться uplynúť poteči okončati upphöra หมดเขตุ sona ermek, bitmek 期滿 закінчуватися میعتد ، وقت وغیرہ کا گزر جانا hết hạn 期满
2 (of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date My driving licence expired last month. verstryk يَنْتَهي وَقْته، تَنتَهي صَلاحِيَّته изтичам ztratit platnost udløbe ablaufen λήγω caducar aeguma منقضی شدن؛ باطل شدن vanhentua expirer פָּג תּוֹקֶף उपयोग का काल समाप्त होना isteći (rok) lejár kedaluwarsa renna út, falla úr gildi scadere 期限切れになる 만료하다 nustoti galiojus (par derīguma termiņu) beigties; notecēt tarikh tamat verlopen gå ut, bli ugyldig tracić ważność, wygasać expirar/caducar a expira истекать stratiť platnosť zapasti isticati gå ut, upphöra att gälla หมดอายุ süresi bitmek 失效 втрачати силу زائد المیعاد ہو جانا hết hiệu lực 失效
3 to die. die gees gee يَموت умирам vypustit duši opgive ånden den Geist aufgeben παραδίδω το πνεύμα entregar el alma hinge heitma مردن menettää henkensä rendre l'âme למות मरना ispustiti dušu kileheli a lelkét mati draugalega rendere l'anima 死ぬ 죽다 paskutinį kvapą išleisti izlaist garu; nomirt mati de geest geven oppgi ånden, dø wyzionąć ducha morrer a muri испустить дух vypustiť dušu izdihniti umreti ge upp andan ยอมตาย ölmek, can vermek 死 померти متوفی ہو جانا chết 死
n expiration [ekspiˈreiʃən]
uitaseming, verstryking إنْتِهاء وقْت الشيء издишане vypršení udløb; ophør der Ablauf λήξη expiración lõppemine خاتمه؛ انقضا päättyminen expiration תוֹם निश्वासन् kraj, istek kilé(le)gzés; lejárat kematian, kedaluwarsaan útöndun; endir; gildislok scadenza 終了 만료 (termino) pasibaigimas (termiņa) beigšanās peluputan afloop, dood utløp, opphør; utånding wygaśnięcie morte expirare окончание uplynutie konec isticanje upphörande การหายใจออก; การสิ้นสุด; การหมดอายุ süresi bitme 失效 закінчення سانس چھوڑنا sự mãn hạn 失效
n exˈpiry
the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence. verval, verstryking إنتِهاء المَوعِد дата на изтичане vypršení udløb; udløbs-; ophør der Ablauf λήξη expiración aegumine پایان؛ خاتمه vanheneminen expiration פָּג תוֹקֶף समाप्ति, समापन izmak, istek roka lejárat akhir batas waktu gildislok scadenza 期間満了 (계약, 보증 기한의) 만료 galiojimo laikas, paskutinis terminas (derīguma termiņa) beigšanās; notecēšana tempoh luput vervaldag utløp, opphør, forfall(sdato) data ważności término expirare истечение срока (действия) uplynutie zapadlost trajanje utlöpande, utgång, upphörande การหมดอายุ süre sonu 滿期 закінчення, кінець строку مقررہ مدت کا اختتام sự hết hạn 满期
expire → ينتهي صلاحيته skončit udløbe ablaufen λήγω caducar lakata olemasta voimassa expirer isteći scadere 期限が切れる 만료되다 verlopen utløpe wygasnąć expirar истекать löpa ut หมดอายุ süresi dolmak hết hạn 期满
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